Shakhtar have been monitoring the situation in north London for several weeks having identified double UEFA Cup winner Ramos as the perfect candidate to succeed Mircea Lucescu.

The Romanian coach is under severe pressure with Shakhtar, champions twice in the last three seasons, languishing eighth in the Ukrainian Premier League and struggling to qualify from a Champions League group which contains Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon and Basle.

Ramos' agent, Gines Carvajal, has already received contact from Shakhtar and is now believed to be discussing the potential job with the former Tottenham boss.